to study the effect of glyphosate application rate and timing on johnsongrass (sorghum halepense) vegetative and reproductive growth, three experiments were conducted in field, greenhouse, and laboratory in the agronomy department of university of tehran, karaj, in 2007 & 2008. in each experiment, treatments were arranged in completely randomized (greenhouse & laboratory) and completely randomi...

Water quality of aquatic habitats is an important determinant of female mosquito oviposition and successful larval development. This study examined the influence of environmental covariates on Anopheles arabiensis mosquito abundance in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Central Province of Kenya, prior to implementation of a malaria vector control program. Experimental rice plots were used to examine ...

Growth and production of agricultural crops are greatly affected by water shortage. Thus, yield enhancement under drought conditions is a major goal of plant breeding. Four commercial tomato cultivars (Imperial, Pakmore VF, Strain-B and Tnshet Star), a drought-tolerant breeding line (L 03306) and their hybrid combinations were selected in this study to evaluate drought tolerance and to develop ...

A split plot factorial experiment in RCBD with 3 replications was performed in 2012-2013. Three sesame cultivars namely Biarjomand native, Dashtestan 2, and Darab 1 in the main plot were subjected to drought stress at different growth stages, i.e., control (full irrigation), withdrawing irrigation at 69 BBCH (end of flowering stage) and withdrawing irrigation at 79 BBCH (fully grown fruits). Tw...

Abstract While previous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of low cobalt (CB) levels and chitosan (CH) on yield nutrient status, information about their individual combined applications plants under stress is still lacking. Therefore, we conducted a study to investigate CB CH impacts mitigating water during growth stages corn macronutrient uptake yield. Four irrigation schemes were ...

The aim of the present investigation was to study the growth, yield and yield components of maize (Zea mays L.) single cross 704 under different levels of irrigation, plant density, and ethephon in southern Iran where this particular crop has not yet been studied in detail. A field experiment was performed in the 2004 5 growing season at the experimental farm of the College of Agriculture, Shir...

this study was conducted to determine the chemical composition, metabolizable energy, digestibility and ability of gas production of poa trivialis. samples was collected at three phenological stages including: vegetative growth, flowering and seedling on two different elevations of 1300 to 1500 m and 2000 to 1800 m asl in neor and hir region as the first and second sites, respectively. testing ...

limitations of water and nitrogen in soil usually restrict plant growth. the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different amounts of supplemental irrigation at different growth stages and application of different rates of nitrogen fertilizer on grain yield and water productivity of wheat cultivars. a field experiment was conducted in the agricultural research station of shah...